CVE-2011-4119
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make...
CVE-2011-4119 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Inria Caml-light, published October 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
- Record
CVE-2011-4119- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
- Record
CVE-2011-4119- Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4067 No score
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4067- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q78x-rrx8-5m7q No score
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make...
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
- Record
GHSA-q78x-rrx8-5m7q- Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |